In the face of unprecedented floods

The predictions are grim. Different organisations working with weather and water and experts in the areas are unanimous that floods in the Brhmaputra and Ganges basins are likely to take a turn for the worst by the third and fourth week of this month. The Joint Research Centre (JRC), a science hub of the European Union has been specific that the floods in the Brahmaputra basin may be the worst in 200 years. According to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF), by August 19 starting fro